[gcruse]

How in the world can a grown man with bills to pay just "give up" on finding work?

I don't know about the thirty-somethings, but I'm confronted with early retirement, like it or not.
It's like they are saying.  There is nothing out there.

[philetus]

Don't feel bad. As more labor is exported to china, as more jobs are exported to India, as more companies move out of the country, you will have more and more company.

[FreedomCalls]

There is nothing out there.

Nonsense.

There are over 54,000 jobs listed here alone. Most of them are IT related.

There are plenty of good jobs listed here as well.

< /sarcasm >

[arasina]

Don't I know it too! Try being a 51-year-old female who was in middle management and looking for a job. "Overqualified" "You won't stay long at this rate of pay" "Do you speak Spanish?" I've been selling on eBay to keep my standard of living and that's terribly slow too.

Yes, I accepted unemployment checks. First time in my life I've ever "taken" from the government except for an FHA loan on a house which was later converted to a conventional loan. I watched my investments dwindle until I put a hold on them. It's hard to find even temporary work these days, so now I'm dipping into my savings to pay the bills and not spending on anything except necessities.

I'm hopeful that when the war is truly over that things will get better. And I hope President Bush is as good about reducing unemployment and stimulating the sluggish economy as he is at being Commander in Chief! He DOES need to pay attention or the RATS will eat him alive over domestic issues.